As Joaquin was forced to leave Riverdale, he was seen boarding a bus going to San Junipero, the name of the fourth episode of Black Mirror season three.

In the emotional 'San Junipero', the shy Yorkie falls in love with Kelly in a virtual reality world where people can get their happy ending that is denied to them in the real world, with the couple eventually deciding to stay together.

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This has led some Riverdale viewers to believe in a sort-of Netflix shared universe where Joaquin is going to San Junipero so that he can be together with Kevin.

And who knows, maybe season two of Riverdale will show it existing in the Black Mirror world, but hopefully avoiding any of the twisted future realities that Brooker sometimes comes up with.

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Riverdale's penultimate episode also saw Jughead set off for Citrusville, a nod to the Marvel town where the Man-Thing resides.

So many shared universes, so little time.

Riverdale's first season concludes on Thursday (May 11) in the US and Friday on Netflix in the UK.

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